Kelly Lynch

Blonde former model turned self-proclaimed character actress in films and TV of the late 1980s and 90s. Lynch made her acting debut as the titular character in the straight-to-video sci-fi quickie, "O...
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If you're reading this with bleary, blurry eyes, either you also stayed up until the wee hours of the morning to get every last bit of information about President Barack Obama's re-election...or you're in Colorado. Either way, television's news anchors and pundits kept you informed, infuriated, and entertained throughout the entire historic night. So how did they fare on a night that was filled with high emotions, mixed messages, and long hours? We ranked the anchors, pundits, politicians, and — in the case of Comedy Central — wise guys who covered 2012's election night.
Name: Diane SawyerNetwork: ABCKey soundbite: "Presisismddpsimd Obakmsamamand rabble rabble...no, you're drunk George Snuffleupagus" Okay, so that's an exaggeration. But the typically poised Sawyer did seem a little out of sorts during the broadcast, speaking slowly and sometimes slurring her words. Political leaning: Sawyer is good about staying unbiased, but she certainly was leaning last night. A star is re-born: Sawyer is one of the most respected, beloved journalists in the biz, but with the reaction she received on the Internet, particularly with social media, should make her a new kind of breakout star. Score: A- for entertainment, DD for getting home.
Name: Brian Williams Network: NBCBest line of the night: Tie: "That happened" in response to Donald Trump's manic post-Obama victory Twitter rant and "What about Mallowmars?" when discussing possible munchies for the folks of Colorado. Generation gap: Yes, hip youths, that is Marnie from Girls' dad. Double duty: Not only did Williams dominate network news coverage, but he did it just says after he did an excellent job on the Hurricane Sandy telethon. Score: A+. Obama wasn't the only winner last night, Williams was the evening's best anchor to stay informed with. A pro in every sense of the word, Williams keeps it informational without getting stale, funny without veering off course, and up-to-the-minute.
Name: Wolf BlitzerNetwork: CNN Best line of the night: "I'm so excited...I'm so excited...I'm so....scared!" The most excitable man in cable news, Wolf seemed like he needed a tranquilizer to the neck by 8 PM. Worst moment of the night: All those inane graphics and not one single hologram appearance?! Secret weapons: Anderson Cooper and James Carville. Sure, The Wolf can get annoying, but it's hard to stay mad when The Silver Fox and Foghorn Leghorn are around. Score: C. Take a chill pill, Wolfie. Or seven.
Name: Megyn Kelly Network: Fox NewsBest line of the night: "That's awkward." Exactly. Political leaning: About as far to the right as one can get. Best/Worst moment of the night: Keeping a straight face near Sarah Palin's hair. A river in Egypt: Kelly and the whole Fox News, particularly one Karl Rove team we're paddling down from the highest point on Bulls*** Mountain. Score: Inconclusive. Hold on...not all the numbers are in yet, you guys! Give us like another hour. YOU GUYS, WAIT UP. IT'S NOT OVER.
Name: Rachel MaddowNetwork: MSNBCPolitical leaning: To the left, to the left. Key soundbite: "This is a remarkable thing." No, she didn't say that about Obama's re-election, rather Fox News collapsing in on itself. Gloat factor: High. No one had more reason to spike the metaphorical football last night than Maddow and MSNBC. Well, maybe Nate Silver. Score: B+. If you're a fan of Maddow, you weren't disappointed by her brand of humor and knowledge about politics. If you're not a fan of Maddow, you were watching Fox News.
Name: Jon StewartNetwork: Comedy Central Best line of the night: "Well it looks tonight like, in Missouri, Claire McCaskill has legitimately raped Todd Akin. Electorally speaking, obviously."Hey, wha happen?: Mere seconds after Stewart announced the historic news that Obama had been re-elected, he started chatting it up with Hologram George Washington. Funny? Sure. But it made the whole thing feel very anticlimactic. In that moment viewers were clamoring for more and The Daily Show went on like business as usual. Score: B. This would have made for a great regular, but for those who tuned in for a much-needed alternate to cable news didn't find it here. Stewart and The Daily Show gang packed plenty of laughs, but viewers thirsty for re-election facts and celebration had to tune back. Stephen Colbert, on the other hand, earned a solid A+ for his live broadcast, which riffed on Fox News' freakout and featured one of the best send-offs of the night. Give the man his damn Emmy already.
Name: Scott Pelley Network: CBSBest line of the night: "I'm Scott Pelley." Sure, that should do it. Okay, we'll admit it: We never flipped to CBS at any point in the night in fear that we'd accidentally somehow wind up watching an episode of Two Broke Girls. Score: N/A.
Final score: Brian Williams and Stephen Colbert earn the highest grades of the night. Heh, high. Amiright, Colorado?
Who do you think did the best job during last night's coverage? Share in the comments section.
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David Mitchell's novel Cloud Atlas consists of six stories set in various periods between 1850 and a time far into Earth's post-apocalyptic future. Each segment lives on its own the previous first person account picked up and read by a character in its successor creating connective tissue between each moment in time. The various stories remain intact for Tom Tykwer's (Run Lola Run) Lana Wachowski's and Andy Wachowski's (The Matrix) film adaptation which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival. The massive change comes from the interweaving of the book's parts into one three-hour saga — a move that elevates the material and transforms Cloud Atlas in to a work of epic proportions.
Don't be turned off by the runtime — Cloud Atlas moves at lightning pace as it cuts back and forth between its various threads: an American notary sailing the Pacific; a budding musician tasked with transcribing the hummings of an accomplished 1930's composer; a '70s-era investigatory journalist who uncovers a nefarious plot tied to the local nuclear power plant; a book publisher in 2012 who goes on the run from gangsters only to be incarcerated in a nursing home; Sonmi~451 a clone in Neo Seoul who takes on the oppressive government that enslaves her; and a primitive human from the future who teams with one of the few remaining technologically-advanced Earthlings in order to survive. Dense but so was the unfamiliar world of The Matrix. Cloud Atlas has more moving parts than the Wachowskis' seminal sci-fi flick but with additional ambition to boot. Every second is a sight to behold.
The members of the directing trio are known for their visual prowess but Cloud Atlas is a movie about juxtaposition. The art of editing is normally a seamless one — unless someone is really into the craft the cutting of a film is rarely a post-viewing talking point — but Cloud Atlas turns the editor into one of the cast members an obvious player who ties the film together with brilliant cross-cutting and overlapping dialogue. Timothy Cavendish the elderly publisher could be musing on his need to escape and the film will wander to the events of Sonmi~451 or the tortured music apprentice Robert Frobisher also feeling the impulse to run. The details of each world seep into one another but the real joy comes from watching each carefully selected scene fall into place. You never feel lost in Cloud Atlas even when Tykwer and the Wachowskis have infused three action sequences — a gritty car chase in the '70s a kinetic chase through Neo Seoul and a foot race through the forests of future millennia — into one extended set piece. This is a unified film with distinct parts echoing the themes of human interconnectivity.
The biggest treat is watching Cloud Atlas' ensemble tackle the diverse array of characters sprinkled into the stories. No film in recent memory has afforded a cast this type of opportunity yet another form of juxtaposition that wows. Within a few seconds Tom Hanks will go from near-neanderthal to British gangster to wily 19th century doctor. Halle Berry Hugh Grant Jim Sturgess Jim Broadbent Ben Whishaw Hugo Weaving and Susan Sarandon play the same game taking on roles of different sexes races and the like. (Weaving as an evil nurse returning to his Priscilla Queen of the Desert cross-dressing roots is mind-blowing.) The cast's dedication to inhabiting their roles on every level helps us quickly understand the worlds. We know it's Halle Berry behind the fair skinned wife of the lunatic composer but she's never playing Halle Berry. Even when the actors are playing variations on themselves they're glowing with the film's overall epic feel. Jim Broadbent's wickedly funny modern segment a Tykwer creation that packs a particularly German sense of humor is on a smaller scale than the rest of the film but the actor never dials it down. Every story character and scene in Cloud Atlas commits to a style. That diversity keeps the swirling maelstrom of a movie in check.
Cloud Atlas poses big questions without losing track of its human element the characters at the heart of each story. A slower moment or two may have helped the Wachowskis' and Tykwer's film to hit a powerful emotional chord but the finished product still proves mainstream movies can ask questions while laying over explosive action scenes. This year there won't be a bigger movie in terms of scope in terms of ideas and in terms of heart than Cloud Atlas.
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The legendary screenwriter and director had been secretly battling acute myeloid leukemia and passed away following a bout of pneumonia.
Her shock death stunned Hollywood, and several of her former leading stars have spoken out to pay their respects to Ephron.
In a statement, When Harry Met Sally... actor Crystal says, "I am very sad to learn of Nora's passing. She was a brilliant writer and humorist. Being her Harry to (Meg Ryan's) Sally will always have a special place in my heart. I was very lucky to get to say her words."
Kidman, who was directed by Ephron in 2005's Bewitched, remembers her late pal as a "joy to be around" and adds: "She was so smart, warm and funny. I am so grateful that she was my friend and we had the opportunity to work together. My thoughts and love are with her family at this time. I will never forget the dinners, games and laughter we all shared."
Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail star Hanks tell E! News, "At a dinner table and on a film set she lifted us all with wisdom and wit mixed with love for us and love for life. (My wife) Rita (Wilson) and I are so very sad to lose our friend who brought so much joy to all who were lucky enough to know her."
In an email to The New York Times, Streep - the lead in Ephron's final film, 2009's Julie &amp; Julia - writes, "Nora just looked at every situation and cocked her head and thought, 'Hmmmm, how can I make this more fun?' You could call on her for anything: doctors, restaurants, recipes, speeches, or just a few jokes, and we all did it, constantly. She was an expert in all the departments of living well."
A slew of famous faces have also taken to Twitter.com to praise Ephron - Jessica Biel ?declared, "Thank you for your ground breaking contributions for women in the film industry. You have truly paved the way. With respect...", while Bette Midler branded her pal "The Hostess with the Mostest", adding: "A brilliant soul, and we will all miss her so."
Minka Kelly, who appeared in the writer's stage show Love, Loss, And What I Wore, lamented, "What a tremendous loss.. All my love and thoughts to Nora Ephron's friends &amp; family.. Truly honored to have worked with her", while Juliette Lewis told fans, "So sad... We did a movie called 'Mixed Nuts' when I was 20. She was funny intelligent and loving. One of a kind."
Steve Martin ?tweeted, "She was the one you wanted to read, to listen to, to be in the company of. Nora Ephron. Incomparable wit; delightful friend. Sadness reigns", Jennifer Love Hewitt offered, "Rip Norah Ephron. You spoke the words I could never find. Wrote about the love I hope to find and we will never find another you" and Zooey Deschanel told her followers, "I'm very sad about Nora Ephron, a hero for all funny ladies."
Alyssa Milano, Olivia Munn, Alan Cumming, Mia Farrow, Nia Vardalos, Kirstie Alley, Kaley Cuoco, Elijah Wood, Jennifer Grey and Henry Winkler also tweeted their tributes, while Ron Howard hailed Ephron as "brilliant, gracious and FUNNY" and Hanks' actor son Colin revealed: "Nora Ephron was devastatingly funny, extremely witty, and was ALWAYS one of the kindest people I have ever met."
Glee star Jane Lynch added personal memories she has of Ephron: "Nora, when I think of you I will remember perfectly scrambled eggs, Central Park and what I was wearing the moment I learned you were gone."
Ephron's family is planning her funeral, which is reportedly set for Thursday (28Jun12).

At the moment there are few greater clichés in the media than the freaking out single woman on the cusp of 30. Of course clichés are clichés for a reason worth exploring even through the lens of just one or two women as in Lola Versus. Unfortunately while the intention behind Lola Versus isn't that we should all be happily married by the age of 30 it still fits into the same rubric of all those "Why You're Not Married" books.
Lola (Greta Gerwig) has a gorgeous fiancé Luke (Joel Kinnaman) and they live in a giant loft together the kind of dreamy NYC real estate that seems to exist primarily in the movies. Just as they're planning their gluten-free wedding cake with a non-GMO rice milk-based frosting Luke dumps her. It's cruelly sudden — although Luke isn't a cruel man. Lola finds little comfort in the acerbic wit of her best friend the eternally single Alice (Zoe Lister-Jones) who is probably delighted to see her perfectly blonde best friend taken down a peg and into the murky world of New York coupling. Lola and Luke share a best friend Henry (Hamish Linklater) a messy-haired rumpled sweetheart who is kind and safe and the inevitable shelter for Lola's fallout. Her parents well-meaning and well-to-do hippie types feed her kombucha and try to figure out their iPads and give her irrelevant advice.
Lola Versus is slippery. Its tone careens between broad TV comedy and earnest dramedy almost as if Alice is in charge of the dirty zingers and Lola's job is to make supposedly introspective statements. Alice's vulgar non-sequiturs are tossed off without much relish and Lola's dialogue comes off too often as expository and plaintive. We don't need Lola to tell Henry "I'm vulnerable I'm not myself I'm easily persuaded" or "I'm slutty but I'm a good person!" (Which is by the way an asinine statement to make. One might even say she's not even that "slutty " she's just making dumb decisions that hurt those around her just as much as she's hurting herself.)
We know that she's a mess — that's the point of the story! It's not so much that a particularly acerbic woman wouldn't say to her best friend "Find your spirit animal and ride it until its d**k falls off " but that she wouldn't say it in the context of this movie. It's from some other movie over there one where everyone is as snarky and bitter as Alice. You can't have your black-hearted comedy and your introspective yoga classes. Is it really a stride forward for feminism that the clueless single woman has taken the place of the stoner man-child in media today? When Lola tells Luke "I'm taken by myself. I've gotta just do me for a while " it's true. But it doesn't sound true and it doesn't feel true.
In one scene Lola stumbles on the sidewalk and falls to the ground. No one asks her if she's okay or needs help; she simply gets up on her own and goes on her way. It's a moment that has happened to so many people. It's humiliating and so very public but of course you just gotta pick yourself up and get where you're going. In this movie it's a head-smackingly obvious metaphor. In one of the biggest missteps of the movie Jay Pharoah plays a bartender that makes the occasional joke while Lola is waiting tables at her mom's restaurant. His big line at the end is "And I'm your friend who's black!" It would have been better to leave his entire character on the cutting room floor than attempt such a half-hearted wink at the audience.
Lister-Jones and director Daryl Wein co-wrote the screenplay for Lola Versus as they did with 2009's Breaking Upwards. Both films deal with the ins and outs of their own romantic relationship in one way or another. Breaking Upwards a micro-budget indie about a rough patch in their relationship was much more successful in tone and direction. Lola Versus has its seeds in Lister-Jones' experience as a single woman in New York and is a little bit farther removed from their experiences. Lola Versus feels like a wasted opportunity. Relatively speaking there are so few movies getting made with a female writer or co-writer that it almost feels like a betrayal to see such a tone-deaf portrayal of women onscreen. What makes it even more disappointing is how smart and likable everyone involved is and knowing that they could have made a better movie.

As the end of another school year comes to a close, college graduates can look forward to sitting back, relaxing, and enjoying the wonders of unemployment, wondering how much longer they have until their unpaid loans start kicking in (that grace period sure does go by quick). But before that joyous day of adulthood occurs, many schools recruit some of Hollywood's finest stars to come and give sage advice to the bevy of young hopefuls as they prepare to embark on that bittersweet journey we call life.
Sure, you've got your cap, gown, and diploma, but it's the commencement speeches that you'll remember the most, especially if Steve Carell is involved. The well-known comedic actor gave a commencement speech to the 2012 grads of Princeton college earlier today, providing them with some words of encouragement, and, of course, a significant amount of laughter.
It may be hard (that's what she said) to say goodbye to college friends, but a few kind words from Carell — and the numerous other Hollywood celebs who have given speeches this spring — is enough to make any graduation a joyous day to remember.
Steve Carell at Princeton College
Though Michael Scott would've turned his speech into an on-going joke of "that's what she said," Carell's message was a little more thought-provoking than that. His delivery was anything but stiff and he left the crowd seemingly satisfied. You know you're all thinking the same thing right now.
Andy Samberg at Harvard
The SNL star recently spoke to Harvard's new grads on May 23. Obviously, there was going to be quite a bit of humor is his 20-minute speech, but the comedic actor also managed to fit in a few impressions along the way, including ones of Nicolas Cage, Mark Zuckerberg, and Mark Wahlberg. There was also some singing involved, naturally.
Jane Lynch at Smith College
Well known funny lady, Jane Lynch, managed to make her speech at Smith College both hilarious and heartfelt — with a little Sue Sylvester thrown in between.
James Franco at UT Arlington
James Franco took some time out of his normally hectic schedule to visit UT Arlington and give the students some sage advice about graduating...or rather a hilarious egg analogy. Either way, he was nice to look at.
Next: How's your social network?Aaron Sorkin at Syracuse University
Aaron Sorkin delivered a wonderful commencement speech to the graduates of SU, but got caught using recycled material from a speech he gave at the school back in 1997. You know the educational system is getting strict when you can't even plagiarize your own material anymore.
Katie Couric at University of Virginia
Katie Couric gave a great one-liner to the class of the University of Virginia when she spoke of her departure from CBS: “Some said I lacked ‘gravitas,’ which I’ve since decided is Latin for ‘testicles.’” Ay, caramba!
Oprah Winfrey at Spelman University
Oprah Winfrey does what she does best and gave an empowering speech to the Spelman University graduates, telling them to be true to themselves and always try to do the right thing. But know all their thinking about is the fact that OPRAH is standing right in front of them!
President Obama at Barnard College
The students at Barnard College got quite the patriotic treatment when President Obama delivered the commencement address at their school. Can the rest of the world be jealous that these grads stood in the presence of the nation's leader? Yes We Can!
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Sue Sylvester may have Sue's Corner on the Fox hit show Glee, but on May 16 Jane Lynch got her own moment in the reporting spotlight when she appeared on Rachel Maddow's MSNBC show — not as a guest, but as the actual news anchor. The Glee star filled in for Maddow during her nightly "Best New Thing In The World" segment, where she chose to speak about a memo from a Republican pollster advising the GOP to change its attitudes on gay rights.
Lynch claims that this shift could be quite the money-making opportunity for people. "Some strategists are going to have to make it their specialty to teach Republicans how to be pro-gay while still sounding angry," she quips. "That's a tall order, but the good news is, you can charge more money!"
So if you could use a little of Lynch's famous deadpan humor to make it through your day, check out her comical video segment below. And that's how Sue C's it.
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This is history in the making, folks! President Barack Obama has become the first-ever president to reveal his personal support for gay marriage rights while still in office. "I've just concluded for me personally, it is important for me to affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married," President Obama told ABC News on May 9 — just one day after North Carolina opted to ban gay marriage entirely.
Naturally, the internet is all a-Twitter about his admirable support for equal rights. Even our favorite Hollywood celebs could not contain their excitement and had a few things to say to the POTUS.
Ellen DeGeneres: "Thank you President @BarackObama for your beautiful and brave words. I'm overwhelmed." - @TheEllenShow
Neil Patrick Harris: “@BarackObama: President Obama announces his support for same-sex marriage [link]. Bravo, Mr. President, and thank you." - @ActuallyNPH
Glee's Jane Lynch: "Pretty darn happy today. Thanks Mr President, for supporting the dignity of my family and so many others!" - @JaneMarieLynch
Singer Josh Groban: "Historic!! #equality RT @BarackObama President Obama announces his support for same-sex marriage." - @JoshGroban
Bravo's Andy Cohen: "THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT" - @BravoAndy
Jared Leto: "Nice to hear this from big B himself! #equality "@BarackObama: "Same-sex couples should be able to get married."—President Obama" - @JaredLeto
Rachel Zoe: "Such an exciting day!!! xoRZ RT @BarackObama "Same-sex couples should be able to get married."—President Obama." - @RachelZoe
Bryan Greenberg: "Respect to @BarackObama for supporting same sex marriages." - @BryanGreenberg
Evan Rachel Wood: "Wooooooo! @BarackObama." - @EvanRachelWood
RuPaul's Drag Race: "@BarackObama... shantay, you stay!" - @RuPaulsDragRace
DWTS Pro Louis van Amstel: "Just saw the ABCnews interview w @RobinRoberts n Obama. It was good to hear him say everyone SHOULD b able to get married." - @LouisVanAmstel
Michelle Branch: "YAY Obama!! #EqualityForAll." - @MichelleBranch
Russell Simmons: "thank you Mr. President for your support of gay marriage." - @UncleRUSH
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Theatrics slapstick and cheer are cinematic qualities you rarely find outside the realm of animation. Disney perfected it with their pantheon of cartoon classics mixing music humor spectacle and light-hearted drama that swept up children while still capturing the imaginations and hearts of their parents. But these days even reinterpretations of fairy tales get the gritty make-over leaving little room for silliness and unfiltered glee. Emerging through that dark cloud is Mirror Mirror a film that achieves every bit of imagination crafted by its two-dimensional predecessors and then some. Under the eye of master visualist Tarsem Singh (The Fall Immortals) Mirror Mirror's heightened realism imbues it with the power to pull off anything — and the movie never skimps on the anything.
Like its animated counterparts Mirror Mirror stays faithful to its source material but twists it just enough to feel unique. When Snow White (Lily Collins) was a little girl her father the King ventured into a nearby dark forest to do battle with an evil creature and was never seen or heard from again. The kingdom was inherited by The Queen (Julia Roberts) Snow's evil stepmother and the fair-skinned beauty lived locked up in the castle until her 18th birthday. Grown up and tired of her wicked parental substitute White sneaks out of the castle to the village for the first time. There she witnesses the economic horrors The Queen has imposed upon the people of her land all to fuel her expensive beautification. Along the way Snow also meets Prince Alcott (Armie Hammer) who is suffering from his own money troubles — mainly being robbed by a band of stilt-wearing dwarves. When the Queen catches wind of the secret excursion she casts Snow out of the castle to be murdered by her assistant Brighton (Nathan Lane).
Fairy tales take flack for rejecting the idea of women being capable but even with its flighty presentation and dedication to the old school Disney method Mirror Mirror empowers its Snow White in a genuine way thanks to Collins' snappy charming performance. After being set free by Brighton Snow crosses paths with the thieving dwarves and quickly takes a role on their pilfering team (which she helps turn in to a Robin Hooding business). Tarsem wisely mines a spectrum of personalities out of the seven dwarves instead of simply playing them for one note comedy. Sure there's plenty of slapstick and pun humor (purposefully and wonderfully corny) but each member of the septet stands out as a warm compassionate companion to Snow even in the fantasy world.
Mirror Mirror is richly designed and executed in true Tarsem-fashion with breathtaking costumes (everything from ball gowns to the dwarf expando-stilts to ridiculous pirate ship hats with working canons) whimsical sets and a pitch-perfect score by Disney-mainstay Alan Menken. The world is a storybook and even its monsters look like illustrations rather than photo-real creations. But what makes it all click is the actors. Collins holds her own against the legendary Julia Roberts who relishes in the fun she's having playing someone despicable. She delivers every word with playful bite and her rapport with Lane is off-the-wall fun. Armie Hammer riffs on his own Prince Charming physique as Alcott. The only real misgiving of the film is the undercooked relationship between him and Snow. We know they'll get together but the journey's half the fun and Mirror Mirror serves that portion undercooked.
Children will swoon for Mirror Mirror but there's plenty here for adults — dialogue peppered with sharp wisecracks and a visual style ripped from an elegant tapestry. The movie wears its heart on its sleeve and rarely do we get a picture where both the heart and the sleeve feel truly magical.
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Featured in "Charlie's Angels" starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu; based on the popular 70's TV show

Modeled with New York's Elite Agency

Worked as a disco dancer and taught dancing at Arthur Murray dance studios

Cast opposite Billy Bob Thornton and Hank Azaria in "Homegrown" written and directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal

Starred in the John Hughes comedy "Curly Sue" with James Belushi

First role in a major feature, "Bright Lights, Big City"

Performed in the local Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis MN

Co-starred with William Baldwin and Sherilyn Fenn in the romantic comedy "Three of Hearts"

Summary

Blonde former model turned self-proclaimed character actress in films and TV of the late 1980s and 90s. Lynch made her acting debut as the titular character in the straight-to-video sci-fi quickie, "Osa" (1985) while pregnant with her daughter, Shane. She turned up again in 1988 in a bit part in "Bright Lights, Big City" and a larger role as the nymphomaniac wife of Bryan Brown in the Tom Cruise vehicle, "Cocktail". She received more attention playing opposite Patrick Swayze in the action flick, "Road House" (1989).

Name

Role

Comments

Robin Lynch

Sister

Mitch Glazer

Husband

co-scripted "Scrooged" (1988) and "Three of Hearts" (1993)

Shane Lynch

Daughter

born c. 1985; father was an East Coast musician

Education

Name

The Guthrie Workshop

Notes

"I was in a career [modeling] where the women make ten times the money the men do. I'd be in an Armani gown and there would be eight guys as props, and I'd be asked, 'Which one do you want on your arm?' It was interesting because in life it's the other way for women. Subsequently, I've felt empowered by that. I think it takes someone really grounded to model and not feel like last week's barbecue. You're meat. People look at your legs and inspect your teeth. It's like the 4-H show and you're one of the cows."---Kelly Lynch to DETAILS, December 1991.

"Since her breakthrough in "Drugstore Cowboy" in 1989, Lynch has been able to turn DOWN choice parts--including the million dollar role in "Basic Instinct" that eventually went to Sharon Stone."

"`It wasn't sexy,' she says of the controversial Joe Eszterhaus script. `In order for me to be sexy (on screen), it has to be sexy to me. I thought it was something that teen-age guys were going to like.'" --From "Kelly Prefers Brains" by Matthew Flamm, NEW YORK POST, May 3, 1993.